Packing-case.



A.v T. KRUSE. PACKING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27,1907.

Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

A. T. KRUSE.

PAOKING CASE. l APPLIOTION FILED MAY 27, 1907.

9()519`?. l Patented Dec. 1, 1908.y

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Uni-'iran artrite rif-irritiert oiririeie PACKING-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. l, 19053.

Apiiiieaaon mea my 2v, 1907. senat Nn. 375,777.

To all will/om 'it ymay concern:

citizen of the United States. residing at Delfc fiance, in tbe county of'Detiance and State `vention is to produce a generaily-improvedsheet-metal packing case of this class, ott great strength anddurability, which will be, much better adaptctfl to itsv intended piii-,poses than any other case of the sinne class ivithwhich I amaequaii'ited.

Another object. is to provide a generallystrengthen the lower portionot' tlie walls of the case, as well as provide, an improved means forsecuring the open" bottoni to said lower portion of the walls of theease. i

The. partition or division plates shown und described herein but notclaimed, are niade the subject matter of a divisional ap plication,filed August 1st, .1908, Serial No. 446,379. Y i y y lith these andother endsin view, the invent-ion consists in the novel construction,

' arrangement and combinationy of parts, hereinafter described,illustrated in the aeconip'anying drawings, and particularly pointed outin the appended claims. Y

Referring tothe drawings, Figure 1, is a top pla'n view ot' a caseembodying my iuvention a portion of its top being broken away for thepurpose of clearery illustration. Fig. 2, a sectional view taken throughline 2,--2, of Fig. 1. Fig. a plan View ot' the underside oi." a cornerportion of the case. Fig. 4, a perspective view. ot' one forni of` mainpartition-plate and interseetiiig auxiliary or cross-plate for formingthe bottlecells. Fig. 5, a` View of the intersecting portions ot theforni of plates shown in Fig. il, showing manner of securing cross-plateiii intersecting position witlithe main partition plate. Fig. G, amodified forni' of auxiliary or ycross-partition-plate. Fig. 7, aperspective view of the preferred form of n'iain'partition plate andintersecting auxiliary or eioss-partition-plate lor loruiiug the bottlet-ells.

Similar characters ol' reference. designate lilt'e parts throughout allthe igigures of the drawings.

The improved case comprises walls l, suitably secured at their cornersby means of an ordinary overlapping seaux, or by nit-.ans of rivetsengaging overlz'tpping portions in the usual inaiiner to forni the easeliody,"prefer ably of rectangular foi-in. and eaeli of said walls ispreterallily inadc up of a single blank oi sheet-metal having the upper4and f lower marginal edges thereof bent. or curled over andaboul a wire@,torining an upper and a lower beading l and, 3, respectively, The

`lower portion of `said Walls, just above said loiver beading is crimpedor tlanged forming an outwardly-extending ilange 4l', and, pret? erably,a ledge 5. within the vertical planes of the walls. Separate strips ofmetal are flanged or crimped to forni a vertical poi'- tion ti. adapted'to tit witliin and abut. against the lower portions of the walls of thecase above the flange l; with a second outwardlyextending flange 7,niounied within tlie llange 'l, and curled over =aiid about the lowerbeading as a second beading S, forining a double walled bottonisupi'ioitingllange providing an inner recess fl, and a doubleavalledlower iriction-bmiring-lwad ing about` the lower edges ot the case. As ag wardly-extending fiange 11, with' a depending'portion 1Q, adaptedv tobe riveted to the Valls of the case. thus foriniiig a` double wallabout, the upper marginal edges of the case,

The flange ll, is'preferably formed to providean inner recess 13, and.corner braeeplates 14, are preferably mounted at the iipper corners oi'the ease within said recess 13, and extending through a slot 15, withshoulders lll, at their ends abutting against the inner lportions ot theiiange. The brat-eplates 141, inay be secured by ineans of rivets` 1T,passing through the .sa-ine and the walls of the. flange l1.

Corner-brace-plates 18, are iiiounted in the lower corners ott" the caseby taking into the inner recess E), and 'resting on the ledge 5, of

the double-walled bottom-supporting-ange. These plates may be secured byrivets 19, passing into the superposed ledge or flange ortion. Aplurality of bottle-cells are formed in thev case, in the presen'tinstance, by means of a inain par, `tion-plate 20, in tersected by anauxiliary o cross-partition-plate 21, said plates having their edgescurled .over form- `ing upper andlower be dings 22, adapted to cesses25,are formed in the headings 22, of

the auxiliary or cross-plate 21, of sufficient Width and depth toreceive the headings of the main plate, so as to form a seat for theupper beading of the main-plate when the cross-plate is moved upwardlyor a seat for the lower beading when moved downwardly. The cioss plate,however, is preferably moved upwardly so that the upper headings of thetwo plates are substantially in the same horizontal plane as shown mostclearly in Fig. 2, of the drawings. Furthermore, if desired, a narroW-recess or slot 25a, Ymay he formed in the lower heading 22, of thecrossplate 21, of only suliicient width to receive the thickness of themetal of the main plate 20, as shownv in Fi 6, of the drawings, in whichcase the auxi iary or cross plate could only he moved in the onedirection for fastening with the main plate. When the plates have beenproperly positioned for intersecting engagement with each other, as wellas properly positioned in the case body, the ends are preferably securedto the walls 1,' by means of tongues26, passing through vertical slotsand bent over the outer sides of said walls. If desired, the recesses25, or 25, may be dispensed with in the lower beading 22, of thecross-plate 21, and they latter locked in intersecting engagement withthe main plate 20, by bending and depressino the upper beading 22, ofthe main plate ownward into the notched recess 25, of the upper beading22, o f the cross-plate forming a depressed portion or recess 22" asshown vmost clearly in Figs. 4, and 5, of the drawings.

The open bottom com rises a plurality of hottle-supporting-bars 2 havingtheir ends extending through suitable openings or-holes in the verticalportion 6, of the separate strips and through the walls of the ease, andhave their endsriveted as shown. The hars 27, are sup ortcd,intermediate their ends, by means ofj a main or cross supporting-har28,'having notched ends 29, resting upon the ledge 5, of thehottoin-supporting-flange, and, preferably, having a depending portion30, in the saine plane or flush with the friction-hearing-heading aboutthe lower edges of the case. The bars 2T, intersect the supporting-har28, through suitable openings, preferably elongated in the form ofhorizontal slots d0, and midway of their ends as shown, and the ends ofthe har 28, are preferably secured to the walls of the case in a similarmanner to that of the partitionplates 20, and 21.

Having thus described my invention, wilhout having attempted to setforth all the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of itsuse, l declare that what l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is,--

1. ln a packing' case, walls reinforced at. their lower edges andcrimped into a doublewalled outwardly-extending iiange, said fiangoadording an inner recess and having its lower member extending inwardlyform.- ing a ledge within the vertical planes of said walls terminatingin a double-walled depending friction-bearing beading.

2. packing-ease, comprising walls having their upper and lower edgescurled over and about a wireI forming an upper and a lower heading,separate strips of metal mounted with the upper and lower marginal edgesof said walls forming double-walled upper and lower marginal edges andcurled over and about said upper and lower beadings formingdouble-walled upper and lower headings, an yopen bottom coinprisin harshaving their ends secured to'said oublewalled lower marginal edges, fanda in ain and a cross partition plate secured to said y walls formingbottle-cells ahove said bars of said open bottom.

3. A packing-ease, comprising walls having their edges curled over and'about a wire forming an upper and a lower beadin separate strips'ofmetal curled about sai upper and lower headings and cxtendingwithin saidwalls forming a double-walled 'marginal portion adjacent to saidheadings, said double-walled marginal portion adjacent to said lowerheadin being crimped into'an outwardly-exten ing bottomsupporting-flangeproviding an inner recess and having its lower member ei'ttendedinwardly formiig an inner ledge, an open bottom comprisingr ling theiredges curled over and a lower headnwi, sepaheadinli` being tlangedforming an inwardly-extending t'lange -and said double-walled portionalong said lower beading lieingl flanged outwardly torn'ii'ng anoutwardly-esteiuling hottom-supporting-flange, and an open bottomsecured to said doublewalled marginal portion above saidbottomsupporting-Hangt.

F. A pael ingase, comprising walls, strips ot' metal mounted within! theupper and lower marginal edges thereof and curled outwardliY with saidmarginal edges about a wire -forming an upper and a lower doublewalledbeading anda double-walled marginal portion alongl said headings, saiddoublewalled marginal portion along said lower beading being flangedforming` an ontwardly-oxtending flange having its lower member extendinginwardly forming an inner ledge. within the vertical planes of saidwalls, and an open bottom eoinprisii'tg supporting-bars interseetiiig aeross-supportinghar, said supporting-bars haring their ends secured insaid double-walled marginal portion along said lower heading and saidcrosssuiiporting-bar having its ends taking over and resting on saidledge;

fi. A. packing-ease, comprising walls havand about a wire said np performing an upper` 'rate strips ot metal curled about sai up er and lowerheadings and extending witiin said walls forming` a doulileovalledniaiginal portion along said heat ings, said doublewalled marginalportion along said lower headingiieii'ig crimped into anoutwardlyextending flange and said strips of metal eurled over saidupper beading` forming an iii\\'ar(lly-extemling tlange,eorner-braeeplates mounted i: ithin said ontlwardl)r andinwardly-extentlingy flanges, an open bottom secured to saiddouble-walled marginal portion along' .aid lo\ver beading, and partiti'onggilates interposed `between said walls toriningulbottle-cellsabovosaid open bottom. '"t y i T. A packing-ease, comprising`wallsjhaving their edges curled outwardly and about a wire forming` anupper and a lower bead. ing, separate strips ot' metal curled about saidupper and lower headings and extendoit ing` within said walls forming adoublewalled marginal portion alongsaid headings, said double-walledu'iarginal portion along toi-ating an outwardly-extendingbottomsupporting-tlange providing` an inner reeess and haring the loweri'neinher oifsaid flange extending inwardly forming a ledge, yand said:strip of' metal (curled over said upper headingl being' flanged formingan inwardlyextending flange within the upper edges o theeaseIet,rner-braee-plates seeured to said outwardly and'inwardlyextei'iding flanges, and an vopen liottoin secured to said doulleheingflanged 4 said lower beading being eriniped4 Avided with a verticalliange, and anv open Vtont-supporting-flange, mg-bar intersected bywalled marginal portion along said lower hea diirgs. v

s. pa 'l ingease, comprising walls provided with an outwardly-extendingtlange terminating in a depending heading. separate strips of metalforming a set-ond wall within said walls above said outw'ardtvextendingflange and a second tiange atiording an inner reeess mounted withinsaid' tirst' flange and terminating in a seeondbeadingl curled aboutsaid first mentioned heading,

Si. pael-:ing-case. eonii'irising walls provided near their lower edgeswith an outwardly-extending flange terminating in a depending heading.separate strips of metal comprising an upper vertical portion tiltingwithin said Valls above said loutwardlyextending flange and astmond'tlange mount ed within said tirstflange and terminating in aset-ond `beading curled mentioned beading, said strips ol' metal forminga double wall ahoresaid flange and a double-walledlaittoni-supporting-flange attording an inner ret-ess.

10.y A packing-ease, Comprising walls terminat'ingl at theirbase in anoutwardlyextei'iding` flange :rnd depending beading. reinforeing-stripsforming a set-ond flange and beading mounted within and about said tirstiange and beading, respectively, and proportionv forming adououtWardly-extending bottom eoinprising a ble wall above 'saidpluralit)7 of bars having their ends extend double wall above saidv lngthrough said tiange vand riveted to the outside of' the'ease.

1l. packing ease.- romprising walls provided with a double-walled haseportion ter- .lninating infadoublwwalled hottoni-supporting-tiangeproriding any inner ledge. termi Ana'ting in a dtnihle-walled.frietitiii-hearingheading, and an open bottom comprising e. pluralityof hars extending through ksaid double-walled hase portion above saidhotand a main supportsaid bars and haring its ends resting onfsaid innerledge.

12'. A packing-ease, comprisingl walls provided about their lowermarginal edges with an inner reinforcing strip, said lower mar ginaledges and reinfoi'eing strip being 4eriinped into a double-walledbottom-supporting-flange providing an inner reeess.tlie lower lnen'iberof said flange toi-ming a double-walled inner ledge terminating inadouble-walled friction-hearing beadii'ig.

l-i. A pat-king ease; roinprlsing walls (farrying a reinforeing stripwithin their lower marginal edges. said lower marginal edges andreintoreing; strip being rrimped into an outwardlf,r extending bottoni-supportingflange haring' its lower member extending inwardly forming aledge and terminating in a depending frietion-bearing beading, and Vanopen bottomfoinprising a plurality ol' lower marginal edges of the en seand above said ledge.

, 14;. A packing ease, comprising a ease body 5 provided about its lowermarginal edges [with un out its lower member extending inwardlyforinf'ling a- Iledge within the vertical planes of thev Jyvalls of saidease body and terininafing in u l0' depending friction-bearing heading,and an vnidly-projecting flange having Y Imis having thenI ends securedwithin said i open bottoni Comprising a plurality of' bars h-(Lvingtheir ends secured above said ledge and a eross-supporting-bar havingits ends resting on said ledge.

In testimony whereof I have nixed my signutrurdn presence of twowitnesses.

. ALFRED T. KRUSE.

lVtnesses CURTIS M. VVILLOCK, E. J. Jimmy.

